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Tim Wilkerson (born December 29, 1960 in Springfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County, Illinois with a population of 116,482 . Over 200,000 residents live in the Springfield Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area, which includes Sangamon County and adjacent Menard County, Illinois....
) is a NHRA drag racer. He graduated from Southeast High School in Springfield, IL and earned an Associates in Science of Civil Engineering
Civil engineering

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 from Lincoln Land Community College
Lincoln Land Community College

Lincoln Land Community College is a community college located in Springfield, Illinois. It has extended branches in different locations, including the Eastern Region Education Center located in Taylorville, Illinois....
. He is married to Krista and has three children, Daniel (2007 NHRA Division 3 Top Alcohol Funny Car
Funny Car

Funny Car is a drag racing car class. In the USA, other "professional" classes are Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Bike. Funny cars have forward-mounted engines and carbon fiber automotive bodies over the chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers' showroom models....
 Champion), Kevin, and Rachel. He owns Wilkerson's Service Center and Capitol City Machine Shop in Springfield IL.

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Tim Wilkerson (born December 29, 1960 in Springfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County, Illinois with a population of 116,482 . Over 200,000 residents live in the Springfield Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area, which includes Sangamon County and adjacent Menard County, Illinois....
) is a NHRA drag racer. He graduated from Southeast High School in Springfield, IL and earned an Associates in Science of Civil Engineering
Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a Professional Engineer discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings....
 from Lincoln Land Community College
Lincoln Land Community College

Lincoln Land Community College is a community college located in Springfield, Illinois. It has extended branches in different locations, including the Eastern Region Education Center located in Taylorville, Illinois....
. He is married to Krista and has three children, Daniel (2007 NHRA Division 3 Top Alcohol Funny Car
Funny Car

Funny Car is a drag racing car class. In the USA, other "professional" classes are Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Bike. Funny cars have forward-mounted engines and carbon fiber automotive bodies over the chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers' showroom models....
 Champion), Kevin, and Rachel. He owns Wilkerson's Service Center and Capitol City Machine Shop in Springfield IL.

Early career

Alcohol Funny Car. Tim Wilkerson raced an alcohol funny car from 1990-1995. He won back to back NHRA Division 3 Top Alcohol Funny Car Championships in 1994 and 1995.

Nitro Funny Car

He began his national Nitro
Nitromethane

Nitromethane is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3NO2. It is the simplest organic nitro compound. It is a slightly viscous, highly polar liquid commonly used as a solvent in a variety of industrial applications such as in extractions, as a reaction medium, and as a cleaning solvent....
 Funny Car
Funny Car

Funny Car is a drag racing car class. In the USA, other "professional" classes are Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Bike. Funny cars have forward-mounted engines and carbon fiber automotive bodies over the chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers' showroom models....
 career in 1996. He was the first funny car rookie to run over 300mph and the first funny car rookie in the 4's. He went to his first Nitro Funny Car final at the US Nationals in 1997. He finished 7th in points in 1998. Tim Wilkerson won his first race in Joliet, IL in 1999. On September 7, 2003 he won the famed US Nationals. He also won in Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, and the center of the Greater Reading Area....
 on October 5, 2003. In 2004 he won two races one in Houston, TX and one in Sonoma, CA. In 2006 he ran his career best speed of 330.47mph. He ran his career best elapsed time of 4.723 in 2007 and he finished 15th in the season points.

In 2008 he won 6 races: Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

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, NV, Madison, IL, Englishtown, NJ, Denver, CO, Dallas, TX, and Memphis TN. He led the NHRA Nitro Funny Car points standings until the 15th event late in the season. He led the Countdown to the Championship and started at the top of the season-ending championship. He went to the final points event second in points and lost the championship to Cruz Pedregon.

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